Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker – Adult Nursing Pathway Apprenticeship

About the course

The Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker – Adult Nursing Apprenticeship is your opportunity to move from capable team member to confident, senior clinical professional. Over 18 months, you will sharpen your clinical skills, strengthen your professional judgement and develop the leadership behaviours that set you apart in adult nursing environments.

This is more than training. It is a progression pathway.

With one-to-one trainer support, classroom-based clinical skills sessions and structured workplace development, every part of the programme is designed to help you grow in confidence, competence and credibility.

Who is it for?

This apprenticeship is ideal if you:

• Are a Healthcare Support Worker ready for more responsibility
• Want to be recognised as a senior, trusted member of the nursing team
• Support registered nurses and want to deepen your clinical expertise
• Aspire to become an Assistant Practitioner or progress towards Registered Nurse training
• Working to protocol and professional standards
• Health and Safety
• Promoting health and wellbeing
• Communication and mental illness
• Clinical skills
• Quality improvement
• Leading by example
• Greater autonomy and trust within the clinical team
• Stronger influence in patient care decisions
• Clear progression towards senior support and specialist roles
• Improved promotion and pay prospects
• A direct pathway towards Assistant Practitioner roles or future nurse training
• Shadowing experienced clinicians
• Attending workshops and clinical teaching sessions
• Leading small quality improvement projects
• Participating in simulation exercises
• Reflecting on practice and reviewing policies

If you are ambitious, motivated and ready to lead by example, this programme is for you.

What you will develop

You will build advanced capability across key areas of adult nursing practice, including:

You will not just learn what to do, but why it matters. By the time you reach gateway, you will be able to demonstrate accountability, reflective practice and confident decision-making in real clinical settings.

Why this progression changes everything

Progressing to Senior Healthcare Support Worker opens doors.

You gain:

You move from supporting care to shaping it.

For employers, investing in this apprenticeship builds stronger leadership from within and creates confident practitioners who raise standards across services.

Off-the-Job Training

All off-the-job learning takes place during paid working hours and can include:

This is structured, purposeful development that accelerates your growth without taking up your personal time.

By the end of the programme, you will be ready to demonstrate the full knowledge, skills and behaviours expected of a Senior Healthcare Support Worker in adult nursing.

This is your next step. Step forward.

Apprenticeship Eligibility Criteria

Age: 16+

Residency: 3 years in England* (not including time spent on a student visa)

Contracted work hours: 24 hours minimum